Titan and Rhea Together

Saturn's largest and second largest moons, Titan and Rhea, appear to be stacked on top of each other in this true-color scene from NASA's Cassini spacecraft…Read More »

released on Dec. 23, 2013. The north polar hood can be seen on Titan appearing as a detached layer at the top of the moon on the top right. This view looks toward the Saturn-facing side of the smaller Rhea. [Read the Full Story Here] Less «

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Cassini Photo of Saturn's Icy Moon Rhea

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SSI

NASA's Cassini spacecraft took this raw, unprocessed image of Saturn's moon Rhea on March 10, 2012. The camera was pointing toward Rhea at 26,019 miles (41,873 kilometers) away.

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Saturn Moon Rhea's Surface

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute

This image was taken on March 09, 2013, and received on Earth March 10, 2013, by NASA's Cassini spacecraft. The camera was pointing toward Rhea at approximately…Read More »

1,727 miles (2,779 kilometers) away, and the image was taken using the CL1 and CL2 filters. This image has not been validated or calibrated. Less «

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Cassini Spacecraft Photos Show Saturn's 'Blue Moon' in All Its Glory

Credit: NASA/JPL/SSI

A false-color view of Saturn's moon Rhea captured by NASA's Cassini spacecraft on March 2, 2010. This image shows the side of the moon that always faces…Read More »

the planet. Ultraviolet, green and infrared images were combined into a single picture that isolates and maps regional color differences. This "color map" was then superimposed over a clear-filter image that preserves the relative brightness across the body. Less «

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Cassini Image of Rhea

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute

This image was taken on March 09, 2013, and received on Earth March 10, 2013, by NASA's Cassini spacecraft. The camera was pointing toward Rhea at approximately…Read More »

2,348 miles (3,778 kilometers) away, and the image was taken using the CL1 and CL2 filters. This image has not been validated or calibrated. Less «

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Raw Image of Rhea

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute

This raw, unprocessed image of Rhea was taken on March 9, 2013 and received on Earth March 10, 2013.

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Image of Saturn's Moon Rhea

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute

This raw, unprocessed image of Rhea was taken on March 9, 2013 and received on Earth March 10, 2013. The camera was pointing toward Rhea at approximately…Read More »

79438 kilometers away, and the image was taken using the CL1 and CL2 filters. Less «

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Cassini Raw Image of Rhea

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute

This raw, unprocessed image of Rhea was taken on March 9, 2013 and received on Earth March 10, 2013. The Cassini Solstice Mission is a joint United States and European endeavor.

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Saturn Moon Rhea Limb, Jan. 11, 2011 Cassini flyby

Credit: NASA/JPL/SSI

Saturn's cratered moon Rhea is revealed in this photo from NASA's Cassini spacecraft, taken during its closest flyby of the moon Jan. 11, 2011.

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Saturn Moon Rhea Surface Fault Lines

Credit: NASA/JPL/SSI

This picture reveals a close-up of Rhea's surface, scarred by many craters and several long, cross-cutting faults as seen by the Cassini spacecraft on Jan. 11, 2011.

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Saturn Moon's Rhea Surface Photos

Credit: NASA/JPL/SSI

In this photo, a low sun angle casts deep shadows on Rhea's crater floors as seen by NASA's Cassini spacecraft during a Jan. 11, 2011 flyby.

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Icy Rhea

Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute

The Cassini spacecraft looks toward the Rhea's cratered, icy landscape with the dark line of Saturn's ringplane and the planet's murky atmosphere as a…Read More »

background. Rhea is Saturn's second-largest moon, at 1,528 kilometers (949 miles) across. This image was taken on Oct. 20, 2008. Less «

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Assembly of Sky Forms

Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute

Wednesday, June 22, 2011: Three of Saturn's moons appear in a somber group portrait along with the northern, sunlit ringplane. Rhea (949 miles or 1,528…Read More »

kilometers across) is closest to Cassini spacecraft, which took the photograph, and appears largest at the center of the image. Enceladus (313 miles or 504 kilometers across) is to the right of Rhea. Dione (698 miles or 1,123 kilometers across) is to the left of Rhea, partly obscured by Saturn. Saturn is present on the left of this image but its night side is too dark to see.

Saturn's Moons Engage in Cosmic Paintball Fight

These three views of Saturn's moon Rhea were made from data obtained by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft, enhanced to show colorful splotches and bands on the icy moon’s surface.

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Titan and Rhea Together

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute

Saturn's largest and second largest moons, Titan and Rhea, appear to be stacked on top of each other in this true-color scene from NASA's Cassini spacecraft…Read More »

released on Dec. 23, 2013. The north polar hood can be seen on Titan appearing as a detached layer at the top of the moon on the top right. This view looks toward the Saturn-facing side of the smaller Rhea. Less «